biggest freshwater fish in uk?

[jackfishing21]

i was just thinking that in the sea the biggest fish in is PROBALLY the shark in the uk but in freshwater what would it be reports of 100lb salmon not long ago, then theres 60lb plus carp and catfish and always the rare sturgeon so whats your foughts

[tinker]

i would say the mighty catfish.TIGHT LINES

[OH POLLOCKS !!!!!]

i would say the mighty catfish.TIGHT LINES

i have to agree........

[blankerman]

to realistically catch it would be a catfish.a remote chance of catching though would be a sturgeon.
ok,this is'nt really a fish and would'nt want to catch one,but porpoise come a fair way up the severn

[wriggitt]

the fish you mentioned are probably the biggest, but i reckon the barbel is one of the most beautiful and hardest fighting fish.

[Instant_Korma]

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f223/Instant_Korma/9f2df81b.jpg


This is a Wye salmon that was found dead back in the '30,s. It was estimated at 75 lb.

[jackfishing21]

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f223/Instant_Korma/9f2df81b.jpg


This is a Wye salmon that was found dead back in the '30,s. It was estimated at 75 lb.

thats one big kipper but head doesnt look that salmon like

[blankerman]

the fish you mentioned are probably the biggest, but i reckon the barbel is one of the most beautiful and hardest fighting fish.


they do fight well,but a river carp can put in a good account of itself:thumbs:

[mogon]

biggest could be either carp or catfish depending on how native ur going

[yorkio]

biggest could be either carp or catfish depending on how native ur going

I don't think either of those are actually native. In any case, I'm pretty sure sturgeon would be our largest freshwater fish, native or otherwise. Here's an account (www.seatroutfestival.com%2Fmonster.htm) of the record-breaking 388-pounder that was caught on the Towy in 1933! Shame that there aren't many of them about these days...

http://www.adair.eclipse.co.uk/monster.jpg

[richard031073]

TADPOLE GOT TO BE :roll1::roll1::roll1::roll1::roll1:

[gs425e]

hi i thought i heard that there where several cats that were caught from a private water a few years ago over 100lb,,,also when i was involved with carping there was again rumours of a carp hitting the 75lb mark but these shorts of fish dont make the angling press cheers andy

[marc portch]

it would be the sturgeon if there were any left !!

but failing that...definitely catfish...i know of a cat that is probably touching 75lb this year...and the largest stocked into the lake was 18lb so it has grown on.

the 100lb catfish referred to were foreigners...brought into the country by some indescribably stupid people. ( i have had to hold my tongue here a bit otherwise i might upset people with the swearing !!)

these fish lead to the catfish record being closed down.

i have utter contempt for these idiots and they should be named, shamed and banned from fishing.

sorry to get on my high horse but i am a cat angler

[major]

in reckon there could be a massive pike somewere in the river seven,so id say that

[mogon]

I don't think either of those are actually native. In any case, I'm pretty sure sturgeon would be our largest freshwater fish, native or otherwise. Here's an account (www.seatroutfestival.com%2Fmonster.htm) of the record-breaking 388-pounder that was caught on the Towy in 1933! Shame that there aren't many of them about these days...

http://www.adair.eclipse.co.uk/monster.jpg

if you want to go really native then it has to be the pike,and do salmon/sturgeon count as real freshwater fish as they both live in the sea for part of the time?

[makgas]

i can remember reports of a cat fish in anglers mail about 12 years or so ago of large catfish in a place down south with the word oak in its name these cats was about 100lb but was roumered to be inported from spain or france
a lot of years abo we did have sturgen in some of our rivers wich id tip would have been bigger